May 2008
A Journal of Personal Freedom from Elizabeth Savino

Elizabeth Savino
Personal Life Coach

609.737.9980
2 Tree Road Farm
Suite A 210
Pennington, NJ 08534
Email Elizabeth
www.ElizabethSavino.com


Elizabeth Savino is a personal life coach and founder of Sole Life Coaching. She specializes in Women in Transition with a focus on divorce and recreating a new life.

Elizabeth is a graduate of Bowling Green State University with a degree in Special Education. She began her career as a special education teacher. Elizabeth has studied coaching through Mentor Coach and Coach U to obtain certification from the International Coach Federation of which she is also a member.

In her leisure time, Elizabeth enjoys running races ranging from 5k races to marathons. She has used the determination it takes to train for such races to inspire other women to obtain meaningful goals in their own lives.


Call Elizabeth for a complimentary sample coaching session.
609.737.9980

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or visit her on the web
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In This Issue
Hello friends! I'm so excited to be sending you my newsletter. My hope in sending it to you is that you may gain some insight into how to live a more positive and meaningful life as you create your future. In working with women in transitions, my goal is to help them gain insight and clarity into who they are right now as opposed to who they once were. In gaining such identity clarity, they can alter the course of their lives to live a life that is authentic and meaningful to who they have become as women. As women, we are called to adapt and transition so often. We are mothers, wives and professionals, though not always all at once. We must learn to continually clarify who we are as our identity is constantly evolving. Having a clear understanding of who we are allows for a more peaceful existence and the ability to cherish each day. In addition to working with women in transitions, I am currently working more with women transitioning after a love relationship has come to an end.


Can You Divorce Your Inner Critic?
Have you ever wondered if it's possible to divorce your inner critic? You know that questioning, nagging little voice inside you that is never at a loss to point out your flaws, highlight your doubts and cross-examine you on your decisions? If you don't know what I'm talking about, it's the part of you that just asked, "What inner critic is she talking about?"

After you separate or divorce, the most important tool you have at your disposal is your mindset. What are you thinking? What are you telling yourself? Is your goal to "survive" your divorce? Do you feel like you're a failure or "damaged goods"? Your thoughts have a powerful impact on your reality and so it's imperative that you learn to choose your thoughts more consciously.

Most human beings engage in ongoing self-talk. The rare exception might be those few enlightened masters who meditate on a mountaintop for 14 hours a day. Getting separated or divorced exposes how programmed you are to your own negative internal dialogue. In my case, there was nothing like having a 20-year relationship crumble to turn up the volume on the internal, self-critical thoughts I'd been carrying around my whole life, but never really noticed before. I wondered how I could divorce myself from this inner critic. Read full story here.


Announcements
Recreating Your New Life! Empowering YOU for a New Beginning
For: Women transitioning after divorce
Place: 2 Tree Farm Road Suite A-210, Pennington, New Jersey
Date: Beginning Friday, May 3, 5:30-7:30 PM (Runs ten consecutive weeks)
Call Now:  609-737-9980 or visit www.elizabethsavino.com to enroll. 

Recommended Reading
Changing Your Course, by Bob and Melinda Blanchard

Who Are You and What do You Want, by Mick Ukleja, Ph.D. and Robert Lorber, Ph.D.

Just Who Will You Be?, by Maria Shriver

Simple Principles to Enjoy Life and Be Happy, by Alex A Lluch and Dr. Helen Eckmann

Today's Quote
"A man paints with his brains and not with his hands."
~ Michelangelo, 1475-1564, Italian Renaissance Sculptor and Painter

 

Beyond the Box
To help you explore the possibilities that may exist as you create your own future, try answering the following questions, encouraging you to think beyond the box.

  1. If you could make a change in your life and be assured of succeeding, how would your life be different from the life you are living today?
  2. What actions, if taken immediately, would have the greatest positive effect on your life?
  3. What is the one question you are afraid to ask yourself?
  4. How do you react to change? Are you reactive and think about what you will lose? Or are you proactive and think about what you will gain?



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